Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Thomas Gainsborough''s Blue Boy

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Private Beginnings, Public Performances; Chapter 2 The Blue Boy from Gainsborough’s Showroom to Grosvenor’s Picture Gallery; Chapter 3 Public Recognition; Chapter 4 Reproducing The Blue Boy; Chapter 5 Farewell to England; Chapter 6 Welcome to America; Chapter 7 Changing Roles for The Blue Boy; Conclusion

About the author

Valerie Hedquist is Professor of Art History at the University of Montana, USA.

Summary

This book considers the historical reception of Thomas Gainsborough’s Blue Boy (c. 1770) from its creation to manifestations of its image in contemporary art and visual culture.

Product details

• Authors: Valerie Hedquist
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032401317
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3240131-7
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Art
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / Subjects & Themes / Portraits, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, ART / Techniques / Painting, History of Art, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Individual artists, art monographs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, ART / History / European / Romanticism